MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F015.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510180600F015.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 15 hour GFS valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.97,-92.57 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -92.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 41 SFC 970 305 21.4 18.7 85 2.7 19.6 229 11 297.2 299.7 293.9 338.1 14.15 2 950 485 21.5 17.3 77 4.2 18.7 223 25 299.0 301.5 293.7 337.6 13.22 3 900 952 18.3 15.4 83 2.9 16.4 221 35 300.3 302.6 293.4 336.4 12.31 4 850 1440 15.2 13.2 88 2.0 13.9 219 39 302.0 304.1 293.2 335.4 11.29 5 800 1952 12.0 10.3 89 1.7 10.9 220 39 303.9 305.7 292.6 333.3 9.85 6 750 2491 9.0 6.6 85 2.4 7.6 223 42 306.4 307.9 292.0 331.2 8.20 7 700 3060 6.0 3.3 83 2.7 4.5 218 42 309.2 310.5 291.9 330.5 6.95 8 650 3664 2.5 -0.1 83 2.6 1.1 215 46 311.8 312.9 291.7 330.1 5.87 9 600 4308 -0.9 -3.8 81 2.9 -2.3 216 52 315.0 316.0 291.8 330.3 4.80 10 550 4998 -5.1 -7.6 82 2.5 -6.2 222 57 318.0 318.8 291.9 330.8 3.92 11 500 5741 -9.7 -11.4 87 1.7 -10.4 232 60 321.2 321.9 292.2 331.8 3.19 12 450 6547 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.3 -15.0 239 55 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.4 2.47 13 400 7430 -20.6 -21.3 95 0.6 -20.8 245 52 328.2 328.5 292.9 334.3 1.75 14 350 8404 -27.5 -28.0 95 0.5 -27.6 244 55 331.7 331.9 293.2 335.6 1.09 15 300 9495 -35.4 -35.3 100 -0.0 -35.4 236 66 335.5 335.7 293.8 337.9 0.63 16 250 10739 -45.4 -45.5 98 0.2 -45.4 229 49 338.6 338.7 294.2 339.6 0.26 17 200 12193 -54.6 -66.8 21 12.2 -54.8 246 68 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13997 -63.0 -76.0 16 13.1 -63.1 267 65 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16461 -68.9 -83.7 10 14.8 -68.9 254 43 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.44 m Freezing level: 613.46 mb = 4134.97 m = 13566.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.61 mb = 3869.75 m = 12695.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.80 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.24 mb = 647.64 m = 2124.77 ft T: 20.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 7.97 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.09 mb = 1479.09 m = 4852.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.40 C = 79.51 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: -0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 35.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 277.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.30 mb = 1179.86 m = 3870.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.30 mb = 2043.42 m = 6704.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 311.30 mb = 9233.66 m = 30293.79 ft B at Equ Level: 274.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 201.30 mb = 12150.67 m = 39863.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 5.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.4 neg: -9.5 tot: 141.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 4.57 Bulk Shear: 60.72 m/s